Born in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, Julio Valdez relocated to New York in 1993.  
Working between pluri-cultural sensibilities, Valdez Infuses his work with multi-layered imagery 
as a response to the shifting cultural and social influences in his life. A painter, printmaker and 
mixed media artist whose work has been exhibited internationally, he has received numerous
 prestigious international awards, including an Artist-in-Residence Fellowship at The Studio Museum 
in Harlem, New York City in 1997-98, the Silver Palette for Painting at the XXXeme Festival 
International de la Peinture, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France in 1998, the Grand Prize at the XVIII 
E. Leon Jimenes Biennial,  the Dominican Republic in 2000, and the New York Foundation for 
the Arts Fellowship, 2003, among others.

Nacido en Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana, Julio Valdez se traslado a la ciudad de Nueva York en 1993.  Trabajando entre varias sensibilidades pluri-culturales, el imbuye su obra con imagenes multifaceticas, respondiendo asi a los cambios sociales y culturales en su vida.   Su obra, la cual incluye Pinturas, Grabados, Tecnicas Mixtas e Instalaciones, ha sido exhibida internacionalmente y ha recibido numerosos premios y galardones, incluyendo la Beca de Artista-en-Residencia del Studio Museum in Harlem de Nueva York, 1997-98, la Paleta de Plata del XXXeme Festival Internacional de la Pintura de Cagnes-sur-Mer, Francia, 1998, el Gran Premio de la XVIII Bienal E. Leon Jimenes de la Republica Dominicana, 2000, asi como la Beca New York Foundation for the Arts, 2003, entre otros.